Dissertation
The Course: Exploring the Role of Fantasy Fiction in Bibliotherapy
University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Doctor of Creative Arts, University of the Sunshine Coast
2016
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25907/00513
Abstract
Bibliotherapy, or the therapy and healing that can be gained through reading books, has existed in one form or another for centuries. The genre of fantasy has existed for a far smaller amount of time, but it is a dynamic and largely unexplored avenue of research for current and future investigations into bibliotherapy. This exegesis and the accompanying creative artefact, 'The Course', explore the processes of writing and reading bibliotherapy, as well as the positive links that exist between bibliotherapy and the fantasy genre. With a significant lack of research into the creation of bibliotherapeutic works of fiction, and little to no investigation into the potential that genre fiction - and fantasy in particular - has to perform bibliotherapeutically, 'The Course' aids in the development of a greater level of accessibility for readers, and a new approach to the utilisation of bibliotherapy.
Details
- Title
- The Course: Exploring the Role of Fantasy Fiction in Bibliotherapy
- Authors
- Jessica F Mulcahy
- Contributors
- Greg Nash (Supervisor)
- Awarding institution
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Degree awarded
- Doctor of Creative Arts
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- DOI
- 10.25907/00513
- Organisation Unit
- School of Tertiary Access - Legacy; School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Creative Industries - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451305702621
- Output Type
- Dissertation
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